Month: July 2010

I’m going to be chatting on Cincinnati.Com this Friday at noon– I’ll be live from Tales of the Cocktail, the premiere spirits-related conference. I’m going to be attending all sorts of sessions and tastings, so expect a lot more cocktail posts once I get back. […]

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Hi everyone! So I’ve been doing this for two and a half years now. Can you believe it? A blog I created as a whim has become the #1 food blog in Cincinnati (at least that’s what Alexa, Urbanspoon, Yahoo! and Google tell me), with […]

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So, yet another Sunday and Terry said, “You know what I want?” “I don’t know. What?” “Indian.” After decades of not eating Indian food, he’s going in hard core. We decided to try a “new” Indian place– and by new, I mean, “not Ambar” (I’m […]

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Just got a note from the folks at the Cooking Channel… The Cooking Channel’s promotional free ice cream in a unique ice cream truck is touring the nation, featuring local ice cream to promote the new Food Network sister channel. Here’s the “scoop”: Friday, July […]

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Oops! I nearly forgot to give away my Farm Fresh Delivery free delivery! No worries. Random.org picked… #23! AntoineT, you’re our winner. I’ll be getting you in touch with Farm Fresh Delivery so you can get your free box. Let us know what you did […]

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I have been having the worst trouble with my phone lately. It seems to prefer being a paperweight to being a useful piece of technology. Because of its bricked condition, I’ve lost pictures from Virgil’s (and someplace else– I forget where!) and nearly lost this […]

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(Guest post by The Boyfriend) In the Greater Cincinnati area, Covington’s Mainstrasse Village is my absolute favorite place…that I never visit. Julie and I rarely venture there unless we either have an event or there’s some other specific reason to be there. It’s not on […]

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There’s nothing better than a restaurant with a story. Most restaurants do– whether it’s the chain, manufactured story (“Aruba Red” at Bahama Breeze is a favorite; The Boyfriend does an exceptional staged reading of it.) or the story of a couple of people who open […]

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This is one of those weeks where I’m in three cities in three days, not counting airport connector cities. That’s okay– it’s fun to see colleagues and meet customers. In Chicago… Stefani’s 437 Rush is a lot of fun with surprisingly good food. It looks […]

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I can’t tell you how many people I know say “To Kill a Mockingbird” is their favorite book. It’s a great one– a true classic. I’ve read it numerous times, taught it, and performed in a staged version of it (Miss Stephanie, if you’re wondering). […]